Amusing question tonight, MC: In the 17th century, sailors measured the speed of their ship using a device with what name? A: The hard stool B: The common log C: The giant steamer 😁
To the detractors of Boris Johnson I ask; Could any former British PM other than Churchill himself (Thatcher would concur, but she couldn't write.) produce such a clear and unequivocal article... ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-donor-alli-labour-conference-b2618667.html Yet another donation has come to light, I wonder how many more, he, or members of his Cabinet will... ...
//Angela Rayner has given her strongest hint yet that Labour will announce a major package of social housebuilding in next month’s spending review...Labour has promised to build 1.5m new homes... ...
https://news.sky.com/story/politics-keir-starmer-gifts-westminster-accounts-labour-tory-party-conference-sky-news-live-12593360 At her own conference? err nope! ...
BBC 4 21.25. I was delighted to watch this tonight - one of my favourite programmes of the 1970s with Joyce Grenfell, Robin Ray and Richard Baker. Magic
A bit different, quite enjoyable, but there is a big BUT - did anyone else notice that in 'Rule Britannia' the line 'Britons never, never, never shall be slaves' was changed to 'Britons never,... ...
... Jonathan Miller talking about the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. He didn't think much of them apart from The Mikado. Was he setting the bar too high? I don't suppose they thought themselves in... ...
Up until today mine was poached eggs! No matter what I did they either came out uncooked or hard boiled lol. Gave up even trying them. Till I found this method online lastnight, tried it today and... ...
Just wondering when a child aged 9 returns to school after the summer holidays and enter a new season and teacher, does the new teacher bother to read the childs report from the previous... ...
You could be forgiven for thinking that the end of the working week unleashes venom, vindictiveness and vavavoom on Answerbank after five days at the (alleged) grindstone. Right, I'll let you get... ...
Relatives have a child who wets the bed. They have a waterproof mattress cover but have also been looking at waterproof duvet covers. They have said that reviews online are a bit mixed. Has... ...
A short conversation with a female friend this pm... we had seen someone post a picture on Facebook of over a dozen pr of men's pants hanging out to dry...friend in her 50s has an adult son and... ...